Global Public Health pursues equitable, community-based practice and policy in all corners of the world.
We focus on forming transparent and co-equal partnerships to build capacity within
global communities and to develop interdisciplinary solutions to complex challenges.

At Michigan Public Health, you can broaden your program of study to include global
issues and learn how to promote healthy equity, human rights, and social and environmental
justice in a global context. Join our faculty, who are doing work in over 70 countries,
in building critical public health infrastructure and in implementing high-impact
solutions to our world's most pressing health issues.

Get to Know GPH

Rick Neitzel, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Global Public
Health, recently conducted a collaborative and comprehensive e-waste community assessment
in Thailand. He is working to understand the range of adverse health effects associated
with exposure to noise, heavy metals and other ototoxins, psychosocial stressors,
and injury risk factors.

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Learn more about the individuals who make up our community, and hear their views on
current public health issues.